The monarch, who wasn't wearing a mask, was joined by Prince William for her first public engagement since March 2020
In a rare appearance since March, Queen Elizabeth stepped out for her first official engagement in public last week, in the company of her grandson and future king, Prince William.
The 94-year-old monarch had been self-isolating with Prince Philip, 99, at Windsor Castle in Berkshire for the past seven months, stepping out only to attend Princess Beatrice’s wedding ceremony and for a summer vacation at Balmoral estate in Scotland and Sandringham estate in Norfolk with a small group of staff.
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It had been reported then that the Queen would not be returning to her official residence at Buckingham Palace, and would instead continue residing at Windsor Castle for the foreseeable future, commuting to engagements in London if deemed safe.
Yesterday, the Queen and William visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at Porton Down in southwest England, a top-secret research lab that has been helping to study the Covid-19 virus.